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For the children living in the poverty-stricken Sicuani District in Peru, medical treatment for congenital abnormalities such as webbed feet and extra fingers and even injuries such as broken bones and burns can go untreated for months, or even years.

A woman driving a Toyota Sienna van ran into the back of a school bus on Monday afternoon at the traffic light at Hwy 98 and Navarre School Road.

A large brush fire that started in a pile of dead timber on the north shore of the sound near Ramble Bay Lane broke out on Saturday, but was contained before spreading.

The driver of a Ford F-150 involved in a one-car rollover on Saturday evening walked away without a scratch, according to Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

A one-car rollover in Midway on Hwy 98 near Mohawk Trail last Thursday afternoon sent a Destin man to the hospital with critical injuries.

The race to fill the Santa Rosa County Commission District 4 seat and to represent the greater Navarre area is getting crowded.  A fourth candidate, Andrea McDermott, has pre-filed to run for the position presently held by Commissioner Jim Melvin, who must face off against District 2 Commissioner Bob Cole next year due to redistricting after the 2010 census.

Police are looking for a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident that occurred in Gulf Breeze on October 24.

The Navarre Community Center on Navarre School Road is still being rented out to interested parties as usual while awaiting the final closing on the sale of the property and the search for a spot for a new, bigger community center.

Local businesses praised the county’s consolidation of several department functions at a public workshop hosted by the Santa Rosa County Chamber Legislative Coalition last week, and expressed hope other local and state government processes could also be refined to increase efficiency.

Holley by the Sea isn’t the only Navarre subdivision dealing with flooding issues. Its neighbor on the south side of U.S. 98, Sound Retreat, is also coping with drainage issues.